Dacia Duster Access MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Dacia Duster Access MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Dacia Duster Access passed on its first attempt in 86.1%, and its overall record sits +6.7 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Dacia Duster Access in the 2023–2025 data: 237 tests across 2 model years (2019–2020). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Dacia Duster Access MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Dacia Duster Access, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Dacia Duster Access's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Dacia Duster Access DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Dacia Duster Access, each with how many of the model's 237 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp not working on dipped beam" (Rectified) — noted on about 14 Dacia Duster Access tests, 5.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (Major) — noted on about 8 Dacia Duster Access tests, 3.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Major) — noted on about 4 Dacia Duster Access tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Washers provides insufficient washer liquid" (Major) — noted on about 4 Dacia Duster Access tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 4 Dacia Duster Access tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim not tested unable to be tested" (Major) — noted on about 3 Dacia Duster Access tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Dacia Duster Access Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Dacia Duster Access model year on record is 2019 (90.5% across 74 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (86.5%). The gap between them is 4.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Dacia Duster Access Owners

These checks follow this Dacia Duster Access's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Dacia Duster Access.

• the lights — “headlamp not working on dipped beam”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the wipers and washers — “washers provides insufficient washer liquid”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• tyre pressures and valves — “tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative”

  Set the pressures to the figures on the door pillar, not the tyre wall, and check the valves do not hiss. A leaking valve is a two-minute fix that fails a test.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Dacia Duster Access. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Dacia Duster Access MOT & Reliability